POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIC EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SELECTIVE SUPERIOR TRUNK BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCK WITH ULTRASOUND-GUIDED SINGLE DOSE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING ARTHROSCOPIC SHOULDER SURGERY

Vũ Hoàng Phương, Trần Hữu Hiếu1
1 Hanoi Medical University

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The aim of the study was to evaluate the postoperative analgesic effect and undesirable effects of a single-shot of the selective supeior trunk brachial plexus under the guidance of ultrasound in patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery. 30 patients undergoing selective arthroscopic shoulder surgery received postoperative pain relief by single-shot of the selective supeior trunk brachial plexus under the guidance of ultrasound at the Center for Anesthesia&Surgical Intensive Care – Viet Duc University Hospital from April to August 2021. Duration of technique, VAS pain score at rest and during movement, patient satisfaction level and amount of morphin consumed and undesirable effects were recorded within 24 hours after surgery. The average time to perform was 5.12 ± 1.72 (minutes). The mean VAS score at rest <3 and during movement was approximately 4 at all times during the first 24 hours after surgery. The average amount of morphine used was 16.56 ± 3.45 (mg) and 66.7% of patients were very satisfied and 23.3% were satisfied. Our study showed that a single-shot of the selective supeior trunk brachial plexus under the guidance of ultrasound may be reduced postoperative pain within 24 hoursin patients with arthroscopic shoulder surgery.

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